Bobby Narinov
How I got dumped by the Company that manages my property
Have you ever been ditched by your Property Management Company because the tenant they put in your property never paid a dime above their move in cost and you dared to question their tenant selection criteria?One meas...
Karen Harris
Spouse Not on Board?
I’m new to BP and am venturing into buy and hold REI with a skeptical spouse. He supports me using my inheritance funds for investing, but chooses not to participate himself because he lacks confidence in and understa...
Junior Soares
Newbie to 5 units in 7 months!
I want to personally thank the BP Community for being so helpful and very humble with all of the questions us newbies always have.
With the help of this great network my wife and I were able to start our OOS invest...
Meghan McCallum
What is your best advice for turning a building "green"
Hello everyone!I am closing on a 20 unit building and my goal is to make it as "green" as possible. It currently has 7 vacant units, it is a 1928 brick building with a flat roof. So, I am looking for any and all of th...
James Wise
Cities in America with the WORST Landlord Tenant policies
I was browsing through the forums and came across a thread started by a landlord in Portland, Oregon. Long story short, I discovered that Portland requires their Landlords to give tenants a 90 day notice anytime they ...
Bill Coleman
Pot growers in rental: Opinion? (yes I am in Colorado)
The newest trend sweeping the rental market (from my perspective) in Colorado is that many tenants want the right to grow pot in the unit. I can see downsides and upsides.Downs: messy, elevated risk of break-ins and ...
Scott L.
Comparing crowdfunding sites for RE
I'm a relatively new private investor and have begun experimenting with the crowdfunding sites, to get into a wider variety of deals at a lower contribution if the terms and restrictions turn out to be viable, or a...
James Johnson
"Owner" doesnt own rental
Ive been staying in this house for over 18 months. Recently did a search and found the taxes (up til 2 years ago) was paid for by a finance company, then they quit paying them. I tried to find info on this company to ...
Demetrius Davis
Is the Chicago Flipping Market Done?
I've flipped two properties this year, with the most recent one sold in mid-September. I was excited to line up my next deal, but after speaking to my agent I learned that the market has hit a strange slowdown throug...
Chad Tate
The Dave Ramsey Dilemma
As a newbie with limited capital from which to begin investing, and a Dave Ramsey fan, I'm struggling with how to justify REI knowing he teaches to do everything with cash, including REI. In fact, it would seem that a...